Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine CappeLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822 - 467 pages |
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... engaged .... Princi- ples of the Institution .... Their value and importance . 380 CHAPTER XLVIII . The events of life not more afflictive than necessary- The effects of great prosperity exemplified in the history and fate of a ...
... engaged .... Princi- ples of the Institution .... Their value and importance . 380 CHAPTER XLVIII . The events of life not more afflictive than necessary- The effects of great prosperity exemplified in the history and fate of a ...
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... engaged on any terms his future master might think proper ; and he lived with him afterwards above thirty years , until the time of his death . Sir Rowland attached himself with great ear- nestness , to the Foundling hospital at ...
... engaged on any terms his future master might think proper ; and he lived with him afterwards above thirty years , until the time of his death . Sir Rowland attached himself with great ear- nestness , to the Foundling hospital at ...
Page 129
... engaged at cards , with a violent convul- sion fit , which continued so long , as to threaten instant dissolution . I was sent for of course ; and found him apparently dying , supported in the arms of Mr. J. who was the only per- son ...
... engaged at cards , with a violent convul- sion fit , which continued so long , as to threaten instant dissolution . I was sent for of course ; and found him apparently dying , supported in the arms of Mr. J. who was the only per- son ...
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... engaged at the period of which I am now speaking ; a circum- stance which had left me at liberty to allow of his accompanying us to Harrogate , and of my con- ducting myself towards him there , with the ease of an old acquaintance . All ...
... engaged at the period of which I am now speaking ; a circum- stance which had left me at liberty to allow of his accompanying us to Harrogate , and of my con- ducting myself towards him there , with the ease of an old acquaintance . All ...
Page 136
... engaged to make two visits , before my re- turn to Bedale . The first to Cawood , which I expected to occupy about three weeks ; and the second to Boynton , which was probably to be much longer , as I had promised my friend , lady ...
... engaged to make two visits , before my re- turn to Bedale . The first to Cawood , which I expected to occupy about three weeks ; and the second to Boynton , which was probably to be much longer , as I had promised my friend , lady ...
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Ackton acquaintance affliction afterwards amiable anxiety appeared assist attachment attended aunts Badsworth Bedale beloved benevolent brother Cappe Cappe's Catterick cerned CHAPTER character Church circumstances comfort conduct connexions continued conversation countenance Craven daughter dear death delight desire distressing duty effect endeavour engaged exceedingly excellent extremely father favour fortitude fortune give habits happiness Harrogate heard heart honour hope interest Jamaica knew lady late Leeds length letter Lindsey Lindsey's Liverpool living lodgings London Long Preston Lord lord Mulgrave Lord Rockingham manner marriage Memoir ment mentioned mind mother neighbouring never Newry nexions Nostel obtained occasion painful pecuniary persons pleasure possessed racter received resigned respect Sir Rowland Winn sister situation Skipton Sorell sorrow spirits Stank-house strangers suffered talents thing thither thought timate tion treme whilst whole wholly Winn wish York young
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Page 167 - Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father who is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Page 359 - That to fear GOD, and keep his commandments, is the whole duty of man...
Page 118 - L. having frequently been recognized in the streets of London by some of his former Sunday pupils, who gratefully acknowledged their obligations to him. After evening service, Mr. Lindsey received different classes of young men and women, on alternate Sundays in his study, for the purpose ot instruction ; and Mrs. Lindsey in like manner, in another apartment, had two classes of children, boys and girls alternately.
Page 117 - I WILL extol thee, my God, O king : and I will bless thy name forever and ever. Every day will I bless thee : and I will praise thy name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, 'and greatly to be praised ; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Page 28 - The Lord is my strength and my song, and he is become my salvation; he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Page 465 - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord: — Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them
Page 54 - That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant business to a future day ; That task which, as we follow or despise, The eldest is a fool, the youngest wise ; Which done, the poorest can no wants endure ; And which not done, the richest must be poor.
Page 452 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly my hope is even in Thee.
Page 376 - It was my happiness in my early youth to enjoy the privilege of his acquaintance and correspondence; and now, after the lapse of more than fifty years, I can truly say, that, in the course of a long life, I have never known an individual of a character more elevated and chivalric, acting according to a purer standard of morals, imbued with a higher sense of honor, and uniting more intimately the qualities of the gentleman, the soldier, the scholar, and the Christian.
Page 118 - Sunday, alternately to catechizing the children of the parish, and to expounding the Bible to the boys of a large school, which was at that time kept in the village. The number of...